Staffing Changes at NAA

Peter Howe resigned as Chief Operating Officer with the National AfterSchool Association on May 31, 2007. He has decided to return to his professional roots, working in human resources and employee and media communications/relations. In the interim, Mike English will serve as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. We will continue to structure our staff to support NAA's key areas of work.

Peter joined NAA in October 2003 as a contractor dedicated to planning and implementing our national conference in Tampa, Fl. He then became Interim Deputy Director in March 2004 and focused on relaunching NAA's Accreditation system following a 13-month pause period. Working closely with field based contractors and volunteers, Peter led the re-design of the accreditation system, which resulted in the more efficient and cost effective system we have in place today. Peter became Chief Operating Officer in April 2005, responsible for managing our national office in Boston, MA in addition to overseeing Program Improvement and Accreditation. He has also made many contributions in support of the national conference, affiliates, and membership structure and benefits, including the AfterSchool Review and The NAA Voice.

Mike English has worked with NAA since October 2002 as part-time Controller and Chief Financial Officer. He has been involved with all areas of the organization including conference and accreditation. Mike has been providing accounting and consulting services for a number of non-profit organizations in the Boston area since 1994. Prior to 1994 he had worked for a real estate developer and an institutional pharmacy company. Mike's contact information is menglish@naaweb.org